Chapter 2

The day seemed to fly by as both Nathan and Haley were not looking forward to this Valentine's Day dance. Sure it was a chance for the both of them to get out and have some fun but come on, Valentine's Day was all about couples and both of them were alone at the moment and going through a divorce.

Brooke had decided that it would be better if she and Haley met Lucas and Nathan there just so that Nathan and Haley wouldn't run into one another until they were actually at Tric.

"Haley you look amazing! You're definitely my roommate," the brunette stated as she clapped her hands in excitement. Brooke had been pressuring Haley all afternoon to let her do her makeup but Haley insisted that she was more then capable of doing her make up herself.

"I don't know Brooke, this just doesn't feel like me," Haley argued as she tugged on her dress to somehow make it longer.

"Haley, you've got the body, so flaunt it! I know the last couple of months have been hard on you but honey…I think it's time you moved on and found someone else," Brooke told her friend as softly and as honestly as she could.

"I'm married Brooke and I intend to stay that way till death do us part, no matter what I have to do to let Nathan realize that too."

Brooke stared at her friend, she was worried for her. Brooke knew that Haley would never be able to move on, Haley loved Nathan more then anything in the world and Haley always confessed to regretting the tour because of the outcome that it caused between her and Nathan. Brooke constantly told Haley never to be ashamed of her talent and to never regret being great. She always told her to keep the faith up and to never stop losing hope but recently Brooke was beginning to lose faith herself. She knew that Nathan was beginning to look for other women and she knew that her previous plans to get them back together all failed. It was now up to Nathan and Haley to test their love and to really see if their love can concur all.

"Haley, I don't want you to think that I've lost hope on you and Nathan, because trust me I'm still your number one shipper. I just hate seeing you mope around here and being sad. You've become my best friend and I hate seeing you so alone and sad all the time. So when I say that maybe you should move on, it doesn't mean that I've lost hope or that I don't want you and Nathan to get back together, it just means that I love you and I don't want to see you in pain anymore."

Haley smiled at her friends words and walked over to give her a hug. "I love you too Brooke Davis and thanks for being here for me with everything. I don't know where I would be right now if it weren't for you," Haley told her friend.

"You'd probably be at a shelter getting crabs," Brooke said jokingly as she tugged on Haley's arm and pulled her towards the door.

The girls got into the car, Haley beginning to feel very nervous. Nervous at the fact that she wasn't sure what was going to happen? Would this dance be all full of couples? Would Nathan be there and if so would he be with someone? Would someone ask her dance and what would she say? Haley felt like she was a teenager all over again. But wait a minute, she was a teenager; a married teenager who really just wanted her husband back.

Brooke noticed Haley's uneasiness as she reached for her hand and rubbed it while the other hand was concentrated on the steering wheel of the vehicle.

"So man you excited for tonight?" Lucas asked his brother as Nathan concentrated on the road.

"Not really. I only agreed to come to get out of the house. There's nothing ever good on t.v when its sappy days like today. Trust me if it was up to me I'd be at home watching basketball but to my dismay, basketball isn't on tonight."

"Or you'd be at home with your wife," Lucas reminded him. Lucas always had a tendency of reminding Nathan that he had a wife and that he was married and that no matter how much he 'hated' Haley right now, they still had amazing times together and he was happiest when they were together.

"Can we just please not go there tonight, please, just for one night!" Nathan snapped as he banged on the steering wheel. Nathan was well aware that he was married. He didn't like not sleeping in the same bed as his wife, he didn't like the fact that he was so angry with her; he didn't like the fact that they were headed towards a divorce but he couldn't change what happened. He couldn't change the fact that he couldn't trust her and he didn't want to put himself back into that situation.

"I'm sorry dude, its hard for me too okay. You're my brother and she's my best friend and I know that the happiest times of both you're lives is when you were together. It's weird not seeing you guys together and kissing every five minutes."

Nathan heard everything his brother was saying and it was true. Nathan was only happy when Haley was in his life.

"You guys are constantly kissing, haven't you ever heard of air?" Brooke giggled as her friends kissed in front of her. They must have been out for a total of ten minutes and they had kissed already 100 times.

"That's what happens when you're in love," Nathan smiled as he looked Haley in the eye.

Haley returned the smile and planted another kiss on his lips. "I just can't help it Brooke, I'm in love."

Brooke smiled at them, "I think it's great. You guys shouldn't be ashamed to show your love for one another in public."

"Oh so you want us to have sex on the table?" Nathan asked with a grin as Haley hit his arm and Brooke laughed at the comment.

"I love you," he told her with passion in his eyes.

"I love you more," she responded, determined to win the battle.

"Not possible," he said, giving her a kiss on the cheek, forehead and finally finding her lips, he gave her a lingering but tender kiss on the lips.

Nathan snapped out of his thoughts as Lucas tapped his shoulder and the boys exited the car. It was time to start this night, Nathan hopped that it would be a chilled and relaxing night but come on, no big event happened without a little drama in Tree Hill.